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Although the contents of the report prepared for Gordon have not been made public. The Crimson has learned that the collapse was blamed on a sunlight-weakened seam and the failure of an alarm system to summon an engineer when the winds reached gale force...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: Harvard's Big Bubble Collapses | 6/13/1974 | See Source »

...clear whether the engineer--even if one had been summoned and he had built up the air pressure--could have prevented the bubble's collapse, however, because the rip which caused it came at a weakened seam...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: Harvard's Big Bubble Collapses | 6/13/1974 | See Source »

...builders are experimenting with a method of constructing giant cargo ships in two halves and then joining them in the water. The two sections are fitted together with the aid of a horseshoe-shaped tunnel that enables welders to work both inside and outside the hull, producing a stronger seam than is attained by conventional methods. In the past, other Communist nations got most of the benefit of Polish expertise: one out of every two Rumanian fishing ships, and every fourth Albanian, fifth Soviet and sixth Chinese merchant ship, is Polish made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Red Sea Invasion | 3/12/1973 | See Source »

...full of red and white tablecloth. Not wishing to attract attention. Steve continued to munch away until he got to a hem he looked up. The people seated around the now bare table were staring at him. Retaining his composure after a slight telltale blush, he sliced down the seam and severed his connection with his meal, swallowed a mouthful of 99 per cent cotton, licked his chops, smacked his lips, wiped his mouth with the remaining cloth, sat back comfortably, and let out a satisfied burp. He asked to be excused and left to go to the Health Services...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Dake It or Leave It | 10/28/1972 | See Source »

...reading points, Maynard had the option of cutting toward the middle or toward the sideline, depending upon how he was being covered. Meanwhile, the slot receiver, Eddie Bell, ran a shorter pattern into the area vacated by the defensive backs -an empty spot in the zone known as the seam. One result: Namath was able to complete nine passes to Bell for 197 yards and one touchdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: HOW TO ATTACK A ZONE DEFENSE | 10/16/1972 | See Source »

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